Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers

Literature learning is associated with language and linguistics. It serves as a means to develop language proficiency and becomes the avenue to express appreciation for cultural knowledge. However, the teaching of literature may not succeed if unsuitable approaches are employed. Therefore, it requ...

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Main Authors:	Ashairi Suliman, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/1/28472-104081-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-139842020-01-23T23:47:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/ Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers Ashairi Suliman, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor, Literature learning is associated with language and linguistics. It serves as a means to develop language proficiency and becomes the avenue to express appreciation for cultural knowledge. However, the teaching of literature may not succeed if unsuitable approaches are employed. Therefore, it requires suitable activities to be conducted in a lesson which this study aims to examine. By employing questionnaire and interviews as the research instruments, 271 English as Second Language (ESL) teachers were involved in this study. This study discovered that using simple terms in giving explanation approach was highly preferred by the respondents besides conducting a comprehension questions activity. Further results were discussed in the paper. The interview responses consolidated the findings. To summarise, teachers should design more creative and appealing activities that suit the approaches employed as a platform to inculcate students’ interest in literature lessons. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/1/28472-104081-1-PB.pdf Ashairi Suliman, and Melor Md Yunus, and Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor, (2019) Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 25 (2). pp. 38-48. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1196
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description	Literature learning is associated with language and linguistics. It serves as a means to develop language proficiency and becomes the avenue to express appreciation for cultural knowledge. However, the teaching of literature may not succeed if unsuitable approaches are employed. Therefore, it requires suitable activities to be conducted in a lesson which this study aims to examine. By employing questionnaire and interviews as the research instruments, 271 English as Second Language (ESL) teachers were involved in this study. This study discovered that using simple terms in giving explanation approach was highly preferred by the respondents besides conducting a comprehension questions activity. Further results were discussed in the paper. The interview responses consolidated the findings. To summarise, teachers should design more creative and appealing activities that suit the approaches employed as a platform to inculcate students’ interest in literature lessons.
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author	Ashairi Suliman, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor,
spellingShingle	Ashairi Suliman, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor, Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
author_facet	Ashairi Suliman, Melor Md Yunus, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor,
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title	Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
title_short	Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
title_full	Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
title_fullStr	Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
title_full_unstemmed	Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
title_sort	scrutinising the of esl preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13984/1/28472-104081-1-PB.pdf
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Scrutinising the of ESL preferences in literature approaches and activities: from the lenses teachers

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